You take a kid who was comfortable in his world (Drugs, self destructive, crime etc.) force him out of that environment and into a program (an environment he doesn’t like or chose for himself). This particular kid doesn’t do well in a program, goes back to his old life style and then comes on here to fornits to talk about his experience. Do you expect a balanced account of his time in the program? Don’t you think it would be a little biased? I know the answer, I have read more than my share. Status isn’t really the issue, it is motivation. This is why I feel the parents are probably in a better position to view behavior changes and report back successes and failures better then the students or program owners.
"You take a kid who was comfortable in his world (Drugs, self destructive, crime etc.) force him out of that environment and into a program (an environment he doesn’t like or chose for himself)". This particular kid realizes people around him are getting their asses kicked regularly and decides to pretend he/she is completely "on-board" or "aligned" with the program. He/she completely hoodwinks the unethical "professionals" desperate for a "success" and they fawn all over the kid. The kid gets out quickly, tows the line at home for three months and the program declares success. Then the patient relapses or finds a forum to give an account of the abuse he/she witnessed. Ask DYS about fooling trained "experts" in a program.
Where are the parents going to report the failures? You've already said any company will suppress information from that could hurt profitability. The programs will quash the negative outcomes. Also, the parents with "failures" may not be inclined to report anything back to the unsuccessful program unless it's through an attorney. Most of them try to "put it behind them and move on", which keeps the industry going, unchecked and unaccountable.
Anyone familiar with John Rosen, the self-proclaimed psychoanalyst who wrote
Direct Psychoanalysis? He was one of the first to use brutal "attack therapy", resulting in the death of a patient and Rosen losing his license over sexual assault and over sixty counts of malpractice. Bratter and Rosen have a lot in common, both get carried away with the "godlike" power they have over their patients and both were sexually abusive to those in their care.